Monica Masucci

MONICA MASUCCI WAS BORN IN ITALY. DRAWING AND STAGING HER OWN PLAYS HAVE ENTERTAINED HER SINCE EARLY AGE. WHEN HER DAD SWITCHED FROM SUPER8 TO VIDEO CAMERA RECORDING, SHE PRODUCED HER FIRST 2 SEC. ANIMATION, JUST ENOUGH TIME TO SEE THE CAMERA MELT UNDER THE STUDIO LIGHTING I.E. TABLE LAMP. SHE FINALLY DECIDED TO RESUME HER ARTISTIC INCLINATIONS - DRAWING, CINEMATOGRAPHY AND STORYTELLING LATER ON. SHE STUDIED AT BRERA ART ACADEMY, SCUOLA CIVICA DI CINEMA DI MILANO, SCUOLA DI ARTE APPLICATA DEL CASTELLO SFORZESCO. SINCE THEN SHE HAS WORKED AS A CINEMATOGRAPHER, EDITOR AND SCREENWRITER ON DOCUMENTARIES, CORPORATE VIDEOS AND SHORT MOVIES, AND AS AN ANIMATOR FOR GIOCHI PREZIOSI, IULM/REGIONE LOMBARDIA, AND THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ANIMATION IN VARESE, AMONG OTHERS. IN SPITE OF TURNING TO TEACHING (ANIMATION AND DOCUMENTARY FILM-MAKING) SHE BELIEVES SHE WILL ALWAYS BE IN THE LEARNING PROCESS. SHE’S NOW WORKING AS A FILM CURATOR AND HEAD OF EDUCATION FOR BERGAMO FILM MEETING AND AS A MEDIA EXPERT FOR AVISCO.